Junta-led Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will officially quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday, following years of deteriorating relations that have redefined trade ...

Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes ...

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

As a regional organisation, ECOWAS is well-placed to understand the socio-political dynamics of The Gambia and its neighbours.

Ivory Coast’s expulsion of French troops follows similar moves across the region, leaving a power vacuum that must be handled ...

Botswana President Duma Boko said on Thursday that the West had every reason to play a role in Africa as other global powers ...

East African countries have plenty to offer Western miners in the coming years, notably the relative absence of strongarm ...

For the first time, researchers have found evidence that people were using red ochre in West Africa during the Middle Stone ...

This year's tournament, the second edition of this worldwide event, features the top four teams from 2023, reports said.

Moscow has sought to establish a greater presence in North and West Africa, and the “Russian Expeditionary Corps” is leading those efforts.